Elements of Mathematics: Lie Groups and Lie Algebras: Chapters 7-9 (Elements of Mathematics)Publisher:Springer (2004-12-22) | ISBN-10: 3540434054 | PDF | 6.3 Mb | 434pagesThis is the English translation of Bourbaki’s text Groupes et Algèbres de Lie, Chapters 7 to 9. It completes the previously published translations of Chapters 1 to 3 (3-540-64242-0) and 4 to […]

Essential Topology (Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series) Publisher:Springer (2007-02-2) | ISBN-10: 1852337826 | PDF | 5.3 Mb | 224 pagesTaking a direct route, Essential Topology brings the most important aspects of modern topology within reach of a second-year undergraduate student. Based on courses given at the University of Wales Swansea, it begins with a discussion of […]

Mathematics Inspired by Biology Publisher:Springer (2000-05-15) | ISBN-10: 3540665226 | PDF |9.3 Mb | 268 pagesThe summer school on Mathematics inspired by Biology was held at Martina Franca, Apulia, Italy in 1997. This volume presents five series of six lectures each. The common theme is the role of structure in shaping transient and ultimate dynamics. […]

Visualization, Explanation and Reasoning Styles in Mathematics (Synthese Library)Publisher:Springer (1899-12-31) | ISBN-10: 1402033346 | PDF | 1.3 Mb | 300 pagesThis book contains groundbreaking contributions to the philosophical analysis of mathematical practice. Several philosophers of mathematics have recently called for an approach to philosophy of mathematics that pays more attention to mathematical practice. Questions concerning […]

Undergraduate Algebra (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) Publisher:Springer (2005-03-21) | ISBN-10: 0387220259 | PDF | 6.3 Mb | 385 pagesUndergraduate Algebra is a text for the standard undergraduate algebra course. It concentrates on the basic structures and results of algebra, discussing groups, rings, modules, fields, polynomials, finite fields, Galois Theory, and other topics. The author has […]

Mathematics and Culture II: Visual Perfection: Mathematics and CreativityPublisher:Springer (2005-03-14) | ISBN-10: 3540213686 | PDF | 5.3 Mb | 203 pages
Creativity plays an important role in all human activities, from the visual arts to cinema and theatre, and in particular in science and mathematics .
This volume, published only in English in the series “Mathematics […]

Mathematics and Democracy: Recent Advances in Voting Systems and Collective Choice (Studies in Choice and Welfare)Publisher:Springer (2006-10-19) | ISBN-10: 3540356037 | PDF | 6.3 Mb | 255 pagesThe study of Voting Systems and Collective Choice lies at the crossroad of social and exact sciences. The former ones focus on the development of electoral systems in […]

Mathematics Is Not a Spectator SportPublisher:Springer (2005-07-15) | ISBN-10: 0387255281 | PDF | 2.3 Mb | 242 pagesIt is often said that mathematics and music go together, and that people with a special aptitude for mathematics often have similar gifts in music. Some music is very profound, and listeners find that there is far more […]

Visualization, Explanation and Reasoning Styles in Mathematics (Synthese Library)Publisher:Springer (1899-12-31) | ISBN-10: 1402033346 | PDF | 1.3 Mb | 300 pagesThis book contains groundbreaking contributions to the philosophical analysis of mathematical practice. Several philosophers of mathematics have recently called for an approach to philosophy of mathematics that pays more attention to mathematical practice. Questions concerning […]

Undergraduate Algebra (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) Publisher:Springer (2005-03-21) | ISBN-10: 0387220259 | PDF | 6.3 Mb | 385 pagesUndergraduate Algebra is a text for the standard undergraduate algebra course. It concentrates on the basic structures and results of algebra, discussing groups, rings, modules, fields, polynomials, finite fields, Galois Theory, and other topics. The author has […]